Crusader Kings III: Starter Edition

Crusader Kings III is a grand strategy game where you play a dynasty rather than a country. Your ruler dies and you carry on as the heir, which makes succession law the single most important thing on the screen. Start dates run from 867 to 1178, across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India and now East Asia. Characters have traits, stress, ambitions and grudges, and the AI plays them accordingly, so wars are often less decisive than a well-arranged marriage or a murder scheme that actually works. Around that sit religion creation, vassal contracts, men-at-arms composition and a royal court. Multiplayer supports co-op and PvP, and the Steam Workshop mod scene runs deep. The Starter Edition bundles the base game with the Tours and Tournaments expansion, the Friends and Foes event pack and three cosmetic packs. It is a genuine single Steam key and a sensible entry point for players who want the travel and tournament systems from the first session. PC only — there is no console Starter Edition.